Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-09-17

and the earth firmly packed over them we
think it much better than any Other
method DR.. Warder named this the
Douglass Three Motion system, as three
motions of the spade are required IN
planting each tree.
When number of men are employed,
time is saved by having man follow IN
the rear, handing the bundle OF trees to
to the tree-holders. We found that one
man conld attend 80 to 60 workmen. He
would follow with wagon load OF trees
close in the rear, and whenever he saw a
boy on his last dozen he would throw him
bundle, the boy would put 1t under his
arm and use it after he had disposed OF
few in his hand. We use two-horse
walking cultivator among the trees during
the summer, and the cultivation Is just as
simple as for corn. Working up the
earth to and from the trees alternately.
we use no hoes, as careless workmen will
| injure great many trees with the lnstru-
ment, while horses will rarely injure
| tree, and they can be worked SO close to
the trees that weed rarely needs to be
pulled by hand.
These trees made very satisfactory
growth, and far exceeded our expectations.
We had contracted to deliver 2OOO trees
of the required height on each acre; we
actually delivered over $500. One OF our
main objects in planting these forests was
to let people see that forest planting is
very simple affair, and could be accom-
pished by the most ordinary workmen.
And in this we certainly succeeded, for, so
far as am aware, we did not have man
employed who had ever spent day in
planting trees, except a few men who had
planted for the railroad company, and we
had more trouble with them than with
the rest. They had planted 300 trees per
day per man, while we planted 100 trees
for every man and boy employed planting.
Each three planted their 1850 trees with
ease, and ! did not notice that one plant
ed any better than another, and certainly
not quicke, than another, as each man
and boy held his place in the row. If a
new man came. whether from the farm
the coal pits, or the corner grocery, he
would keep his place in the TOW, and plant
just as we'll as the rest. During the time
we were planting these forests we had
very long drouth one summer, proving
serious to the farm crops, yet our trees
were not seriously checked in growth.
Another year hail storm ruined large
corn field adjoining the plantation, cut
the leaves from off our trees, bruising the
bark on the trunks SO the marks showed
for over year, yet it did no permanent
injury. In further proof of my assertion,
that forest-planting is simple affair, l
will say that in the spring of 1856 Mr. W.
E. Campbell of New Kiowa, Barber Co.,
Kas., wrote us to send trees to plant
about 80 acres of land, and men to plant
them. I wrote him that if men could be
had in that locality it would save aim the
cost of transportation, aud we would send
man to superintend the work. Mr..
Campbell's land adjoins the Indian terri
tory, about the goth parallel. I sent out
man who had worked on our Farling-
ton plantations. He reached there early
in March. About the time the carload of
trees arrived, Mr.. Campbell had unexpect-
edly been called away; the cabin was not
built, he had to sleep on the prairie, and
for workmen he had to employ Oklahoma
boomers who were then besieging the
Indian territory. They considered them
selves an army OF martyrs, and from our
foresaan's account they were not COM
munity of saints; yet they did the work to
the complete satisfaction of Mr.. Camp
bell and ourselves. give these facts to
show that we have the men around us to
do the work without depending on for
eign emigration. So that an American
landowner, even if he should have the
audacity to attempt to teach his own and
his neighbours boys, will net stand in fear
of the walking delegate
Mr.. CampbalFs is mixed plantation,
and be writes us that all kinds are doing
well. This gives an opportunity to test
several kinds of trees at a point further
west than it was feared trees could be
made to grow, even very few years ago.
Tree-Planting in Kansas.
is comparatively a new state, and when
we take into consideration that the fiji st
settlers in our prairie States always set
tie near the timber, we see by the immense
number of trees her citizens have al
ready planted, that in a few years she will
surprise Some OF our writer's, who are de-
ploring the apathy of the people. Indeed,
I thing that many writer's who are warn
ing the people of this impending danger
of forest denudation, are not aware of
what is being done in that direction. [
Judge this is the case from articles see
greediiy copied, OF what is being done in |
Europe, compared with the little that is
D6lQp uOu0 here. Two VI tlTco years dSO
a statement was published, giving the
actual number of forest trees that had
been planted that year in England, Scot
land, Ireland and Wales. was surpris- |
ed to see that in the aggregate they did
not reach 81 millions, just about the
number they would plant on 1000 acres, |
and yet what we are doing in this coun- |
try is looked upon with contempt. Sure
ly these Editors and Essayists either can
not find time, or will not take the trouble
to inquire about what is being done in
their own country. They can not be
aware that the state of Kansas alone |
since she commenced this new industry, |
has planted la, $40 acres. Think of it.!
Great Britain and Ireland, 1000 acres in
one year. The State OF Kansas, new
State peopled by families who went out
within the past few years to work living
out of raw prairies, have planted Ia, $40
acres!
"But," say some of our forestry friends,